good question, i don't remember when but i know after we found out, we still had to keep it a secret for a while due to the youngest child. i've thought about the whole lying thing too, and although i like the whole santa clause idea, i will not lie and say some old fat white man/black man is buying presents for my child

based on their behavior etc. i will explain the concept so they'll be in on it

that in itself could be fun to know what the other kids don't know. i plan to focus on the real meaning of christmas Jesus and not get too caught up in the commercialization of it all, there has to be a way to do both sucessfully. i hope